crupper-strap
1Crupper — attached to the back of a saddle A crupper (  / …
2crupper — ► NOUN ▪ a strap buckled to the back of a saddle and looped under the horse s tail to prevent the saddle or harness from slipping forward. ORIGIN Old French cropiere; related to CROUP(Cf. ↑croup) …
3crupper — [krup′ər, kroop′ər] n. [ME crouper < OFr cropiere < crope, rump < Frank * kruppa: see CROP] 1. a padded leather strap passed around the base of a horse s tail and attached to the saddle or harness to keep it from moving forward: see… …
4crupper — noun /ˈkɹʌpə/ a) A strap used to stop a saddle from slipping. he eſpied a mules crupper, which hung to the ceiling of the room; this he took down, and tendering it to Don Quixote, went on, ſaying... b) The buttocks or rump, especially of a horse …
5crupper — /krup euhr, kroop /, n. 1. a leather strap fastened to the saddle of a harness and looping under the tail of a horse to prevent the harness from slipping forward. See illus. under harness. 2. the rump or buttocks of a horse. 3. armor for the rump …
6crupper — Synonyms and related words: back band, backside, backstrap, bearing rein, behind, bellyband, bit, blinders, blinds, breeching, bridle, butt, buttocks, caparison, cavesson, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, cinch, collar, croup, crownband, curb,… …
7crupper — crup·per || krÊŒpÉ™ n. strap that passes under a horse s tail; buttocks of a horse …
8crupper — [ krʌpə] noun a strap buckled to the back of a saddle and looped under the horse s tail to prevent the saddle or harness from slipping forward. Origin ME: from OFr. cropiere, related to croupe (see croup2) …
9crupper — crup•per [[t]ˈkrʌp ər, ˈkrʊp [/t]] n. 1) dch a leather strap fastened to the saddle of a harness and looping under the tail of a horse to prevent the harness from slipping forward 2) zool. dch the rump or buttocks of a horse • Etymology:… …
10crupper — /ˈkrʌpə/ (say krupuh) noun 1. a leather strap on the back of the saddle of a harness, which passes in a loop under a horse s tail, to prevent the saddle from slipping forward. 2. the rump or buttocks of a horse. {Middle English cropere, from Old… …
